13/07/2010
LGA Conference and Exhibition 2010
Last week JLGC attended the Local Government Association Conference and Exhibition 2010 in Bournemouth. Held at the Bournemouth International Centre, the conference consisted of three days of meetings and workshops covering a variety of issues, not least the current economic climate and the budget cuts announced last month. There was also a large exhibition made […]
01/07/2010
Two of our newest staff members, Yuji Akaike and Miho Shikano, visited Norfolk County Council to undertake a work placement for one week. They met the Leader of the Council, Daniel Cox (who took part in the last year’s Japan Study Tour in Hokkaido) and the Vice-Chairman, Shelagh Hutson. They were able to visit several […]
01/07/2010
JLGC at the Local Government Association Conference and Exhibition 2010
From Tuesday 6th to Thursday 8th of July the Local Government Association Conference and Exhibition 2010 will be held at Bournemouth’s International Centre. As a Bronze Sponsor of the event, the Japan Local Government Centre will be manning a stand all three days at the BIC so come and visit us on F2. We hope […]
29/06/2010
As mentioned on the Toyota UK blog, UK Business Secretary Vince Cable toured Toyota’s Burnaston plant in Derbyshire yesterday and officially launched production of the first Auris Hybrid cars. Business Secretary Vince Cable said: Toyota’s decision to make Burnaston the only plant in the world to build the Hybrid Auris is a strong endorsement of […]
28/06/2010
Last week I visited Berlin in support of delegates from Rikkyo University, the Tokyo Institute for Municipal Research and Shizuoka University. There we met Christian Koch (Court of Audit in Berlin), Dr Guenter Schulz (Berlin Senate Department for Finance of Berlin), Stephanie Landgraf (Berlin Senate Department for Urban Development) and Dr Jan Werner (Center Nahverkehr […]
18/06/2010
This week I was lucky enough to be able to attend the 5th World Congress of the Association of Town Centre Management and the International Downtown Association. Earlier in the week I attended a pre-congress study tour, which consisted of a ride on the Japanese-built Olympic Javelin train from St Pancras to the new Stratford […]
11/06/2010
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has prepared a website in English for advice on how to prepare for tsunamis when visiting Japan. You can view the Tsunami Preparation site here.
10/06/2010
Tokyo Metropolitan Government has released the anime short “Welcome to TOKYO” on its website. It consists of “HONEY TOKYO,” a cartoon which presents Tokyo’s charm as seen through the eyes of a 16-year-old girl, Honey, who comes from the future; and “RALLY TOKYO,” a virtual quiz rally with the characters of “Honey Tokyo” showing Tokyo’s […]
09/06/2010
The London Mayor has today announced a rise in the London Living Wage, to £7.85 an hour. Among the businesses throwing their weight behind the social responsibility initiative is the Japanese securities firm Nomura, who will now pay this lifestyle costs reflective minimum wage to service staff in their London offices.
28/05/2010
Japanese Garden Party and 50th Anniversary of the Nippon Club
Deputy Director Yamaguchi of the JLGC attended a ceremony to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Nippon Club on Sunday 24th May and the Japanese Garden Party held in Hammersmith Park. The garden party was held to mark the centenary of the 1910 Japan-British Exhibition. Maintained by Hammersmith and Fulham Council and volunteers from the […]
